According to Jayant Agarwalla, the co-creator of Scrabulous, one of the takedown notices was served in India. Indian users can still access the application for now, pending the outcome of a court case; however, the application has reportedly been blocked in every other county Facebook serves.

"Mattel itself had approached the Indian Courts in February 2008, seeking an order for taking down Scrabulous from Facebook and other servers," Agarwalla wrote in an emailed statement. "The Hon'ble High Court has reserved judgment in this matter after hearing both parties. It surprises us that Mattel chose to direct Facebook to take down Scrabulous without waiting for the Hon'ble High Court's decision. Mattel's action speaks volumes about their business practices and respect for the judiciary."

"It is even more astonishing that Facebook, which claims to be a fair and neutral party, took this step even though they were fully aware of the circumstances under which the Mattel letter was sent to them.

"We now await the decision of the Hon'ble High Court and shall accordingly decide our future course of action with regard to Scrabulous," Agarwalla added.

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